Papers, 1823-1878.

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Papers, 1823-1878.

This collection contains business and family correspondence, legal documents, legislative papers, receipted bills, estate inventories, account books, and a diary. There is family and business correspondence from William Mixter and his sons, George Mixter and Samuel Jason Mixter (1855-1926). There is also correspondence from various other family members and friends as well as correspondence from Harrison Spooner (1840- ), a friend of the family. There are land deeds, estate records, and receipted bills. The collection includes William Mixter's legislative notes and diary for 1867, an inventory of Jason Mixter's store in Hardwick, a subscription, 1851, for the Ware River Railroad Company, and two account books, 1834-1836, of William Mixter's paper mills in Hardwick, Mass.

2 boxes.1 v. ; folio.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7000550

American Antiquarian Society

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Ruggles, Gardner.

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Mixter, Jason, 1772-1850.

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Spooner, Harrison, b. 1840.

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Mixter family.

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William Mixter (1809-1884), son of Jason Mixter (1772-1850) and Susan Cutler Mixter (1777?-1861), was born in Hardwick, Mass. He attended Harvard College, but poor health caused him to withdraw before graduation. He became a merchant in his father's store in Hardwick and served in numerous town offices including treasurer, clerk, and selectman. He was a justice of the peace and served three terms as a state representative and one term as a senator. He married Mary Ruggles ( - ) and ...

Mixter, George, 1842-1910.

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Mixter, Fannie Louisa, b. 1850.

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Mixter, Samuel Jason, 1855-1926,

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Ware River Railroad Company.

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Mixter, William, 1809-1884

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Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897

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Daniel Ruggles, a native of Massachusetts and former U. S. Army officer, was a general in the Confederate Army. Ruggles led the Second Division in the Battle of Baton Rouge, 1862. From the description of Daniel Ruggles letter, 1861 Dec. 2. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122505551 From the description of Daniel Ruggles letter, 1836 Nov. 1. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 317132959 From the description of Daniel Ruggles Confederate...